Dentists are obliged to explain the risks associated with GA dental extractions to parents: this paper will help dentists to warn parents about post-operative morbidity. The preparation of children to ...

Since 2010-11, the cost of removing decayed teeth in children in hospitals has soared by 66 per cent in the last five years to £35 million a year. The Local Government Association (LGA), representing ...

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have found that children living in areas with high levels of deprivation are three times more likely to have severe tooth decay that requires a dental ...

Anthea Rhodes is the founding director of the Royal Children's Hospital National Child Health Poll. This project receives funding from the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. Mihiri J Silva receives ...

Every day, 160 children and teenagers in England have tooth extractions while under general anesthetic in hospital, according to the LGA. The British Dental Association (BDA) has commented that these ...

One-fourth of the nation’s children have 80% of the nation’s tooth decay, and most of them are underprivileged. The simplicity of those numbers, from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, ...

Extractions performed on decayed teeth in children plummeted during the first year of the pandemic, leading to fears that thousands will be left in pain. There were 22,459 episodes of tooth extraction ...

Almost nine out of 10 hospital tooth extractions in young children aged five and under are for rotting teeth that could have been prevented, new data reveals. Public Health England (PHE) said despite ...

NHS England figures show tooth decay is the leading cause of hospital admissions among children aged five to nine.

Children living in areas with high levels of deprivation are three times more likely than those in more affluent areas to have tooth decay that requires dental extraction in hospital, warn researchers ...

Sugary foods and drinks should carry cigarette-style warning pictures to highlight the risk of the products rotting children's teeth, according to a senior dental surgeon. Professor Nigel Hunt, dean ...